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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Donald W. Chapman of Peoria, who passed 
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away on March 21, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donald W. Chapman was born January 22, 1932, in 
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St. Louis, Missouri, to Daniel and Minnie (Swank) Chapman; he 
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married Nancy Riedlinger on April 10, 1954, in Peoria; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Chapman was a Korean War Marine veteran; he 
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worked at Keystone Steel & Wire Company in Bartonville for 30 
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years, retiring in 1981; he was a member of the Bartonville 
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Lions Club, Faith Missionary Church, and was a member and 
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officer with the Independent Steel Workers Union; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was very active in his community, especially 
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when his children were young; he loved gardening, fishing, 
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traveling, and spending time with his family and grandchildren; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his 
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brother, Robert Chapman; and his sisters, Karen Chapman and 
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Margaret Jones; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Chapman is survived by his wife, Nancy; his 
 


 






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daughter, Debra (Toby) Jones; his son, Dave (Karen) Chapman; 
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his grandchildren, Kristen, Kelsey, and Katy Chapman and 
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MacKenzie Jones; his great-grandson, Matthew Jones; his 
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sister, Janet (Jim) Sherlock; and his mother-in-law, Lucille 
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Riedlinger; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Donald W. Chapman; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Donald Chapman as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.